Unsure as to what stretching between sets is, or what type of stretching should be done in between? Read on to find out
Training Education
When trying to optimise your training, whether for sports performance or body composition, an important consideration is how to implement cardio and resistance training in the same training phase. Training concurrently for adaptations in resistance and endurance training known (unsurprisingly) as concurrent training (often resistance training and cardiovascular training in the same session) - is…
Fat loss is the most common fitness goal. It seems easy on paper, but its a lot tougher to achieve in reality.
Glossary - A quick guide to explain some of the key terms used in Nick Mitchell's 'Ultimate Body Transformation Plan'.
Compound Lift
This is a lift where movement occurs at two or more joints, such as a squat (movement at the hip and knee joints) to shoulder press (movement at the shoulder and elbow joints). Compound…
Gymnasts possess some of the most impressive and powerful physiques on the planet. Every four years as the Olympics roll by, anyone with an interest in body composition simply marvels at the excellence displayed on their TV screens.
Huge, muscular arms. Wide, capped deltoids. Barn-door backs. Gymnasts possess them all and more. Back in the early…
āStrength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.ā Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Arnold Classic is the worldās largest annual bodybuilding competition, named after the legendary professional bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger and from now on, Asia has been added to the list of…
If age was ever frowned upon, stop frowning. This is Rob, in his late 40s, a multi-business owner, member of several company boards and with the help of UP Mayfair has transformed his body from your everyday dad-bod to a physique that genetically blessed teenagers would be envious of. Rob has achieved this incredible transformation over the space of…
When was the last time you actually made some progression in the gym? Honestly?Ā When was the last time you increased your weights? Tried a new exercise or mixed up your reps and sets scheme?
If you haven't done any of the above, if you'reĀ finding you're not getting the results you want...I think it's time you made…
Those dreaded weights, theĀ embarrassment of picking up a weight that's far too heavyĀ and the beefed up body builders waiting for you to get off the machineĀ are all reasons to put you off from weight training - and rightly so too. I get it and I've been there myself, I had no clue what to do…
As any long time reader of this page knows I do like to experiment with different workouts from time to time. What sounds good on paper very often doesnāt quite translate to the gym, and vice versa. The chest and arms workout detailed below ended up working quite well given the circumstances. This phrase āgiven…